Gift Experiences for Mum in Birmingham to Empower Her Creativity

Searching for gift experiences for mum in Birmingham with an extra sprinkle of inspiration? If you want to keep her smiling throughout 2024, treating her inner artist to a new hobby is the perfect thing to wrap up for any occasion. That’s why we think you should give an experience as a gift as you’ll help empower your mum to keep the creativity going all year long!

Your special lady doesn’t even have to be a regular crafter. Our Birmingham gift experiences for mums are the perfect first step, with talented, local teachers on hand to guide you from start to finish through all sorts of exciting activities.

Whether you can feel Mother’s Day creeping up on the horizon or you need a last-minute birthday gift for her, our Birmingham workshops are here to help. Keep reading to find yourself the perfect present for mum.

Add some creativity to the kitchen with Birmingham experiences for foodies

We know no food can ever compare to mum’s homemade dinners, but why not open her eyes to new cuisine and enjoy a cooking class side by side? Spice up her cooking skills by learning how to cook Indonesian cuisine at this flavourful cooking course on the outskirts of the city. This is a really thoughtful experience gift which includes plenty of quality time as a dynamic duo, or even as a family! Plus at the end, you all get to sit down and tuck into your fantastic feast!

Sounds a little too out there? Well, we have something everyone will love— chocolate making! Right in the city centre, you can your mum can hand roll some tasty truffles with expert guidance from a sweet chocolatier. This gift experience for mum in Birmingham is sure to beat any box of choccies from the shops!

Express yourself in an art class

You don’t have to be Van Gogh to give art a go, being creative is all about self-expression and letting your imagination run free! The perfect place to do that? Well, a paint and sip class of course! With a bit of Dutch courage, your mum will uncork her inner artist and come away with a personal masterpiece to be proud of!

It doesn’t have to end at painting classes though. We have loads of art-filled Birmingham activities like photography courses that will get your mum hitting the streets to find beauty in every corner of Brum! 

Want a unique medium? Come and find your creative side at a glass art workshop and try out the ancient technique of stained glass painting. The process is calming and rewarding, leaving you feeling extremely proud of your gorgeous finished piece.

Whip up some unique DIY home decor

Spruce up your space and enjoy fun things to do in Birmingham at the same time with our craft workshops. There are so many hands-on ideas to delight your mum’s fancy and brighten up her home too— whether she wants to decorate her walls or surfaces.

Is your mum a floral fan? Then try out wreath making at a floristry workshop to indulge her love for nature. Exploring the world of flora is the perfect opportunity for her to tap into her creative side and experiment with an unexpected form of art. Balancing colours and textures in flower design is a special technique that will satisfy her imagination and bring some fun to her front door.

A gift for mum she might never expect to unwrap— a woodworking course! Hear us out on this one. In this class where you learn how to make spoons, your lucky lady will be stepping out of her comfort zone and finding out just how therapeutic simple woodworking projects can be. As she chisels and carves sustainable wood, all her worries will also chip away, filling her brain with regarding happy chemicals instead. That’s a super wellbeing boost perfect for all the busy mum’s with hectic schedules. 

Gift experiences for mum on the outskirts of the city

Want some gift experiences for mum in Birmingham’s surrounding area? Whether you fancy adventuring outside the city centre or you’re already in the nearby suburbs and want ideas a bit closer to home. We’ve got you covered! Getting creative on the outskirts of Birmingham has never been easier.

You can never go wrong with pottery classes, and this wheel throwing workshop in Worcester is definitely going to help your mum feel creative. She’ll be getting her hands dirty and sculpting her very own clay creation that she can keep as a memento of her amazing pottery skills. If she wants to let her hands do all the work— no wheel involved, then let her practice her hand-building skills at this clay sculpture class in Wolverhampton where she can make her very own Green Man. 

Does your mum’s jewellery box need a little extra bling? Why not have her craft her own rings, bracelets or necklaces from scratch at this custom jewellery making workshop? This way she can tailor any piece to her bespoke taste, filling her with pride every time she puts it on.

Our last gift idea for mum is this glass fusing class that is full of colour and loads of design choices. Your mum can learn how to make sun catchers, bowls, coasters, decorative ornaments and more as she expresses her creativity in a unique way.

Which experience gift for mum will you pick?

As you can see, Birmingham is brimming with crafty and artistic workshops that are perfect as a birthday present, Christmas gift, or a Mother's Day gift idea to say thank you to your dear mum. Can’t decide on one? Our experience gift cards will give your mum free rein to pick her own favourite from our wide selection of classes and workshops.